Six dead after ship sinks off Turkish coast

Istanbul: Six people have lost their lives after a ship sank off the Turkish Black Sea coast. Another seven of the 13 people on board were rescued, the state news agency Anadolu reported on Monday. According to the news agency DHA, the rescuers used two boats, four helicopters and one plane. The freighter flying the Panamanian flag had sunk for as yet unknown reasons at 8 am (0500 GMT) about 130 kilometres off the coast of the province of Samsun. (dpa)